Ice Hockey star Derek Campbell has been handed a 47-game ban by the Elite League after attempting an eye gouge and fighting during a league game between his Hull Stingrays side and Dundee Stars.

Before the severity of the ban was announced Hull Stringways fired Campbell, who was in his second spell with the club.

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Coming to blows: Derek Campbell goes for Nico Sacchetti

Lengthy ban: Campbell is out for 47 games

Campbell was cited for four different acts of violence and received lengthy bans for each. The Elite League broke it down to:

Fighting off the Ice (15 games)

Attempted eye gouge (12 games)

Knee to the head (10 games)

Excessive force resulting in an impact to the ice (10 games)

Hitting the deck: The two players are still grappling on the ice as official try to step in

Off you go: The players are sent from the ice

The 33 year-old was on the receiving end of a high hit by Nico Sacchetti against the glass perimeter before losing his temper and attacking a Dundee player.

After appearing to have calmed down Campbell was escorted off the ice, having been sent off, but then attacked Sacchetti near the away changing rooms.

Team Owner Bobby McKeown said: “What he did on the ice in reaction to the challenge is part and parcel of the game, but I can’t condone what happened off it, it’s a business decision”.

OTHER LONG BANS IN ICE HOCKEY

Bans in Ice Hockey are common but rarely is a player banned for such a long time. Here are three other major instances:

Chris Simon holds the record for the longest ban in America’s National
Hockey League (NHL) when he was handed a 30 game ban for stomping on an
opponent’s leg in 2007.

Marty McSorley’s initial 23-game ban for attacking Donald Brashear with
his Hockey stick was extended to a full year following his 18 month
probation handed out in court. Brashear suffered grade three concussion
from the attack.

The only player to have been handed a life-time ban in the NHL is Billy
Coutu, all the way back in 1927. Coutu assaulted two referees and
started a bench-clearing brawl while playing fr